UK Graduate Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Career Path

Mott MacDonald is a global, employee-owned consultancy where your work can make a real difference. You'll work alongside experts, contribute to meaningful projects, and have the support, learning opportunities, and experience needed to grow your career from day one.

Job Description

We manage and deliver designs for major below-ground civil projects, specialising in foundations, geotechnics, and tunnelling. Our work contributes to some of the largest and most demanding structures globally, including projects like Crossrail, Thames Tideway, and the A9 Dualling.

In this role, you will join Mott MacDonald’s Geotechnics Practice, a global network of over 600 ground engineering professionals. You will have the opportunity to learn directly from experienced geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists through online webinars, workshops, and Practice-led initiatives. You can also participate in the GE Awards-shortlisted Geotechnics Practice Graduate Accelerator Programme.

Areas of expertise include value management and value engineering, geotechnical advice, geotechnical information management, site investigation, rock engineering, slope engineering, coastal engineering, dam and reservoir engineering, and environmental geotechnics. Supporting our civil design capability, we have specialist engineering geology, advanced numerical modelling, seismic and hydrogeology expertise.

Your work will likely involve:

• Preparing desk studies
• Planning, supervising, and reporting on ground investigations to the requirements of Eurocode 7
• Managing and developing visualisation of digital ground data using Leapfrog, Openground and other modelling platforms
• Contributing to ground model interpretation and derivation of parameters for design and risk management
• Performing soil and rock mechanics analyses for the design of foundations, substructures, slopes, earthworks, reinforced earth structures, retaining structures, and classifying rock masses using rock mass rating systems
• Preparing technical reports, risk assessments, and specifications
• Collaborating with project managers and specialists within multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions.

Candidate Specification

We are looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. You should have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and expect to achieve a bachelor's degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) in one of the following disciplines:

• Civil Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Engineering Geology
• Geological Sciences with a geotechnical focus

Demonstrate your genuine interest in the opportunity and Mott MacDonald by highlighting relevant experience or interests, such as modules studied, previous work experience, or research about our company, values, and projects.

We are looking for graduates with the following strengths:

• Proactive initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
• Effective and clear communication with clients and colleagues.
• High-quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
• Structured and analytical approach to problem-solving.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route due to UK Government changes in April 2024. We cannot accept applications from candidates working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas due to their temporary nature. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative UK immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.

About Your Development

This graduate position offers comprehensive training to progress your career. You will receive training from day one, be assigned a mentor, and join our three-year 'Accelerating your Future' soft skills development programme. You will also have access to primary annual professional institution subscriptions and a broad range of opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development.

Benefits

Financial Wellbeing:

• Biannual salary reviews during the first three years (subject to probation completion).
• Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to increase to 6x).
• Income protection scheme.
• Flexible benefits including critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes as an employee-owned business.

Employee Ownership:

• As an employee-owned business, we share financial success through personal and group performance bonuses.
• Your stake and voice in the business grow with your career.

Health and Wellbeing:

• Private medical insurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support.
• Comprehensive wellbeing program for you and your family.
• Ability to flex salary for various health benefits.

Lifestyle:

• 33 days holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays), with options to buy or sell leave.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increases to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts.

Enhanced Family and Carers Leave:

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave matching maternity leave (up to 24 weeks at full pay).
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid).
• Support for military families.

Networks, Communities, and Social Outcomes:

• Join Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Opportunities to make a difference within our communities.
• Access to Perks at Work for discounts on cinema tickets, travel, utilities, and more.
• Hybrid working policy offering flexibility and trust.
• Active sports and social committees in offices, with opportunities to suggest new events.